The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings shortly before noon today for parts of southeast Michigan and northwest Ohio. Monroe, Detroit, Adrian and Toledo were all included in the alert area.

Those storm warnings continue to be in effect, and Monroe County is expected to have a total of more than 8 inches of snow by tonight.

.MODERATE SNOW...OCCASTIONALLY HEAVY TOWARD THE OHIO BORDER... WILL CONTINUE TO FALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON...TAPERING OFF DURING THE EVENING HOURS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF M-59...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS OCCURRING SOUTH OF I-94. NORTH OF M-59...3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED.

TEMPERATURES... CLIMBING TO 28 TO 32 TODAY THEN FALLING TO 17 TO 21 LATE TONIGHT.

VISIBILITIES... WILL DROP TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

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